German Pecan Thins Food

23 GERMAN COOKIES WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a German treat in 30 minutes or less!

PECAN THINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In a bowl beat together butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy and beat in whites and vanilla until just combined. Sift flour over batter and fold in. Fold in pecans.
• Drop batter by rounded teaspoons about 3 inches apart onto well-buttered baking sheets and with the back of a fork pat into 2 1/2-inch rounds. Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until golden around edges, about 5 minutes. Working quickly, with a metal spatula carefully loosen cookies immediately and transfer to racks to cool completely. (If cookies become too firm to remove from baking sheets, return to over for a few seconds to soften.) Cookies may be made 1 day ahead and kept, layers separated by wax paper, in an airtight container.

PECAN THINS

Steps:

• Cream butter.
• Gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Add egg and vanilla and blend well.
• Combine dry ingredients except pecans and gradually add to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in pecans.
• Divide dough in half and shape each half into a 1 1/2" diameter log.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and chill 3 hours or until firm.
• Cut dough into 1/4" thick slices.
• Place 2" apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned at 350°.
• Cool on wire racks.
• Can be stored in airtight container for several weeks.